Improvement in seedin



EFL. LYON.

Corn-Planter.

No. 21.350. Patented Aug. 3-1. 1858.

N. PETERS, FHOTO-LITHOGRAFHER. WASHINGTON. C-

UNITE STATES PATENT Fries.

E. L. LYON, OF EAST RANDOLPH, NEW YORK.'

IMPROVEMENT IN SEEDlNG-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 2 L350, dated August31, 1858.

To all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, E. L. LYON, of-East Randolph, in the county ofOattaraugus and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedSeediug-lllachine; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which Figure 1is a side sectional elevation of my invention, taken on the line m m,Fig. 2. Fig.

2 is a front view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures.

This invention relates to an improved seeding-machine of that class inwhich the seeddistributing devices are attached to the wheels and areoperated by the'rotation of the wheels as the machineis drawn along.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction and arrangementofthe seed-distributing devices as applied to the wheels, whereby the seedmay be planted evenly, either in check-rows or in parallel drills, inaperfect an d expeditious manner.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct iny invention, I will proceed to describe it..

A represents an axle, and B B the wheels, that are placed on its endsand may be attached permanently to it.

G are shafts or thills, the back part of which are attached to the axleand have a drivers seat, D, placed on them. The axleA is made of asuitable length, so that the space between the wheels B B will be equalto the desired space between the bills or drills to'be planted.

To the inner sides of the wheels B B radial bars E are attached. Thesebars are of rectangular form, and their outer ends project a suitabledistance beyond the peripheries of the wheels B, said ends beingroundedor of curved form, as shown clearly in Fig. 1. On each bar E aseed-box,F, is placed. These seed-boxes are of rectangular fiat form, placedflatwise on the wheels, and are allowed to slide freely on the bars, theboxes being retained properlyin place by the end pieces, a, of theseed-boxes, the end pieces bearing against one side of the bars E. Thiswill be clear] y understood by referring to Fig. 1.

In the inner end piece, a, of each seed-box an opening, 11, is made.These openings are covered by a flap or lid, 0, and the. ends of theoutermost end pieces a have a semicircular recess, d, made in themadjoining the bars E. Corresponding recesses, 12, are also made in thebars E, near their outer ends, one recess in each bar, andsmallerrecesses,f, are also inadein the bars E at points some distancenearer their inner ends, as plainly shown in Fig. 1.

G G are two curved rods, the upper ends of which are provided with loopsor sockets g, and fitted loosely on the axle A, the loops or socketsbeing allowed to turn freely thereon.

To the lower ends of the rods G coveringshares H are attached, one toeach. The covering-shares are connected byarod, I, to which a lever, J,is attached, said lever havingits fulcrum on the axle A and its frontend ex tending up through a foot, K, in front of the seat D.

The operation is as follows: As the machine is drawn along theseed-boxes F are moved on the bars E by their own gravity, the seedboxesfalling or passing down toward the inner ends of the bars E when-overorabove the hubs of the Wheels, and passing down toward the outer ends ofsaid bars as they pass below the hubs. This movement of the seed-boxesdistributes the seed, for when the seed-boxes are at the outer parts ofthe bars E, and consequently below the hubs of the wheels, the recessesf will iill with seed, for said recesses will 1311600011] munica-te withthe interior of the seed-boxes, and as the seed-boxes pass above or overthe hubs of the wheels they in falling will bring the recesses 11 in theoutermost end pieces a of the seed-boxes in register with the recesses0, so that when they again pass below the hubs the recesses d will passor fall in register with the recesses e in the bars E, and the seed willbe discharged into holes in the earth made to receive it by theprojecting or outer ends of the bars E. The recessesf as the seed isdischarged from the recesses c are filling with seed to be discharged atthe succeeding revolution of the wheels. The shares H cover the seed.They may be elevated at any time by operating the front of the lever J,which may be retained by any suitable catch or device.

This machine has been practically tested, and it operates well. Anyproper number of seed-boxes may be attached to the wheels, according tothe length of space desired between the hills or droppings. Theseed-boxes may be constructed of sheet metal, and the bars 1) may be ofmetal or Wood covered with metal plate.

being arranged for joint operation, substantially as and for thepurposeset forth.

2. In combination with the above-named parts, the covering-shares H,arranged substantially as described.

' E. L. LYON.

Witnesses G. A. WILLIAMS, E. W. HOLT.

